N.J. POLITICS ROUNDUP

A collection of political news from the Statehouse and around New Jersey

TRENTON — Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday announced a deal with state Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) to re-nominate Stuart Rabner as the Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court, saying it was the result of bipartisanship.

CHRISTIE DEFENDS FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH

Though he noted that he never said the word “Israel” in a speech about foreign policy Sunday in front hundreds Jewish philanthropists and political donors, Christie said he was obviously talking about it.

CWA TO SUE OVER CHRISTIE'S PENSION PLAN

The Communication Workers of American became the second union to say it will file a lawsuit to stop Christie from reducing payments to New Jersey's public worker pension system in an effort to balance the state budget.